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W. M. BUCHNAU.

CURTAIN FASTENER.

No. 388,018. Patented Aug. 21, 1888.

UNITED STATES VPATnNT @lirica WILLIAM M. BUCHNAU, OF CGLUMBIA,TENNESSEE.

CURT'AIN-FASTENEl?n SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No,388,018. dated August 2, 1888.

Application filed November 25, 1887. Serial No. 256,16. (No modem To allwhom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM M. BUCHNAU, of Columbia, in the county ofMaury and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements iu Curtain-Fasteners; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of referencemarked thereon,which form part oi' this speciiication, in which- Figurel is a front view of my improved carriage-curtain fastener in use. Fig.2 is a central vertical section through the same. Fig. 3 is a similarView ofamodilication. Fig. 4 is a front view illustrating a differentmode of placing the devices shown in Fig. l.

This invention relates to improvements in carriagecuriain fasteners, itsobject being to provide devices for use in connection with the retaininghooks or studs for the curtain, that will grasp the selvage or edge ofthe curtain and hohl the same close against the framework of thecarriage-top, thereby' securely closing the curtain and preventing moreet'- fectually the entrance of wind or elements.

To these ends the invention consists in the peculiar and novelconstruction and arrangement of devices hereinafter described,illustrated in the drawings, and particularly speeitied in the appendedclaims.

Referring tothe drawings by letters, A designates a portion of the frameor top of a vehicle, and B designates the curtain.

C represents an ordinary-shaped stud or pin secured upon part A, andupon which the curtain is butloned in the usual manner.

D indicates a flat return-bend spring, the inner portion of which iselongated and secured at its ends to the base of pin C, and held therebyclose against part A. The out-er portion of spring D extends nearly tesaid pin, and is then turned up and outward, as shown. The spring D maybe formed integral with or separate from pin C, as may be convenient,and is held in position bythe latter when driven into part A.

In operation the curtains B, in which are the usual eyes or holes, arebuttoned on pins C, the edge or selvage ot' the curtain being passedunder the outer portion of spring D, which can be readily done previousto the buttoning of the curtain on said pin. W'hen thus secured, anyoutward turn or roll of the selvage of curtain B will be eiectually pre-5 vented by the spring D, and consequently the entire edge ofthe curtainwill be heldin close contact with the portion A above pin C, as isevident. 'When the curtain is unbuttoned from the hook, its edge can bereadily withdrawn from the arm of spring D.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the pin C is omitted, and the springD has its inner portion elongated and also turned upward and outward,forming a hooi; upon which the curtain is hung instead of on pin C, thespring being secured to portion A by tacks or in other convenientmanner.

In Fig. 4 the springs D, similar to those in Fig. l, are secured toparts A, alternately with pins C or between the latter. In each de vicethe selvage of the curtain will be closely held against the face ofportion A; and, further, the curtains can be readily buttoned or hookedwith one hand with as much ease as they could be secured to the commonstuds which have no retaining devices for the selvage; and also theinvention is simple, cheap, and efficient.

Having described my invention, I claiml. |The herein-describedcarriage-curtain fastening,comprising ahook or pin upon which thecurtain is hung, and a returirbeud spring the inner portion of which issecured to the frame of the carriage, and the outer portion of which isbent downward nearly to the pin and binds the selvage ofthe curtain,when inserted thereunder, closely against the frame, substantially inthe manner and for the purpose described.

2. A carriage-curtain fastening comprising a returnbend spring, D, and apin, C, the spring D being arranged to embrace and bind the selvage ofthe curtain against the carriageframe after the saine is hung upon thepin, substantially as and l'or the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two wit nesses.

XVM. M. BUCIINAU.

TWitnesses:

E. A. YOUNG, F. R. GAMBLE.

